JPH0769542A - Operating device for elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an operating device for an elevator allowing a guard car to quickly and safely send a VIP car off and receive it without giving a trouble to a VIP for consideration of guard during the VIP exclusive operation. CONSTITUTION:A car is set as a VIP car and another car is set as a guard car by a VIP switch, and they are returned to wait (steps S22, S32). The VIP car and the guard car can be distinguished by hall lanterns (steps S23, S33), and the destination floor of a VIP is transmitted between the cars and automatically registered (steps S24, S34). The VIP car is decelerated, and the guard car passes the VIP car to receive it at the destination floor (steps S25, S35). The guard car controls the opening and closing of the door of the VIP car (steps S27, S37).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevator operating device for exclusive operation of a specific car of a group control elevator by separating it from the group control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-182279, VIP (VERY IMPORTANT PERSON)
For example, there was a specific person who made the elevator operate exclusively. That is, if a key switch is installed in a specific hall of the elevator and the key switch is operated, the car temporarily stops responding to the hall call, and after servicing only the car call, the specific floor with the key switch is installed. Arrive at.
Then, after waiting for the door to open and then the specific person getting on and the car call being registered, the car went straight to the destination floor, and after that, if there was no car call, it returned to normal operation after a predetermined time.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional example has the following problems. 1). VIP because only one specific car can be recalled
The attendant or escort had to call in another car as well and switch to independent operation. 2). It was necessary to confirm in advance the destination floor of the car on which the VIP boarded. 3). Since the attendant or escort had departed in another car after the departure of the car in which the VIP boarded (hereinafter simply referred to as VIP), the VIP arrived at the destination floor first and the pick-up was delayed. There were problems such as being rude and not being able to act as a guard. 4). Because it was a return only on a specific floor, VI on any floor
The private driving of P was impossible, and the same driving was not possible when returning from the destination floor to the return floor. 5). Since the VIP car and the other cars did not have any positional relationship with each other, if a trouble occurred in the VIP car and it was trapped, the next car could not immediately go to rescue.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems associated with the conventional example, and a comfortable and safe VIP is realized by switching a plurality of cars to a dedicated operation and operating them in association with each other. It is an object to obtain an elevator driving device capable of providing driving.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator operating apparatus in which a plurality of elevators serve as a group and serve a plurality of floors in a group management elevator. It is characterized in that it is equipped with control means for returning two cars to a predetermined floor, setting one as a VIP car and the other one as an escort car, and making the door open waiting.

Further, in the elevator operating apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in a group management elevator in which a plurality of elevators serve as a group and serve a plurality of floors, one is set as a VIP car and the other is set as an escort car. However, it is characterized in that it is provided with a control means for transmitting a car call registered in the VIP car to the escort car through the group management device and automatically registering the car call.

Further, in the elevator operating device according to the third aspect, in a group management elevator in which a plurality of elevators serve as a group and serve a plurality of floors, one is set as a VIP car and the other is set as an escort car. However, when traveling toward the car call registration floor, the VIP car is made to run at a speed lower than the normal speed, and the escort car is allowed to run at a slow speed, and the escort car is controlled so as to overtake the VIP car. It is characterized in that a control means is provided.

The elevator operating apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a group control elevator in which a plurality of elevators serve as a group and serve a plurality of floors, one of which is a VIP car and the other one is an escort car. Then VIP in the escort basket
In addition to providing a car door closing command button, even if the VIP car arrives at the car calling floor first, it is provided with a control means for not opening the door unless the door closing command button of the escort car is released. is there.

Further, in the elevator operating apparatus according to the fifth aspect, in the group management elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, a VIP car and an escort car are selected from the group of cars. In addition, it is characterized in that it is equipped with a control means for selecting two cars with a docking device between the two cars and setting one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car. is there.

Further, the elevator operating apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a group control elevator which serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators and is provided with a predetermined key switch and a button for designating an arbitrary floor. , When both the key switch and the button are turned on at the same time, recall two of the groups to a designated floor, set one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car, and wait for the door to open. It is characterized in that a control means is provided.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elevator operating apparatus in which a group management elevator is provided in which a plurality of elevators serve as a group and serve a plurality of floors.
The car and the other one are set as the escort car, and the display form of the hall lantern when the VIP car is waiting on the return floor is changed to the display form of the general car, and the display form of the escort car is set to the general car and VIP. It is characterized in that it is provided with control means for changing the display form from that of the car.

[0012]

In the elevator operating apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention, two of the groups are recalled to a predetermined floor by a predetermined switch, one is a VIP car, and the other one is
By setting the stand as an escort basket and waiting for the door to open, V
Secure an IP basket and an escort basket at the same time.

Further, in the elevator operating apparatus according to the present invention, the control means sets one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car, and manages car calls registered in the VIP car as a group management device. You can operate the escort car without checking the destination floor in advance by transmitting it to the escort car through the automatic registration.

Further, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the third aspect, one vehicle is set as the VIP car and the other one is set as the escort car by the control means, and when traveling toward the car call registration floor, the VIP car is run. By moving the car at a speed lower than normal, running the escort car without slowing down, and controlling the escort car to overtake the VIP car, the VIP arrives first at the destination floor and is greeted. It's rude to be late, and the role of guard can't be eliminated.

Further, in the elevator operating apparatus according to the fourth aspect, one vehicle is set as the VIP car and the other one is set as the escort car by the control means, and the door closing command button of the VIP car is set in the escort car. Even if the VIP car arrives at the car calling floor first, it will not be opened unless the door close command button on the escort car is released.
Securely guard IP.

Further, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the control means controls the VI in the group of cars.
When selecting a P car and an escort basket, select two cars with a docking device between the two cars and set one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car. If trouble occurs in the VIP car and it is trapped, it will be possible to immediately proceed to rescue by the adjacent escort car.

Further, in the elevator driving apparatus according to the sixth aspect, a predetermined key switch and a button for designating an arbitrary floor are provided, and when the key switch and the button are simultaneously turned ON, Two of them are recalled to the designated floor, one is set as a VIP car, and the other one is set as an escort car, and by waiting for the door to open, it is possible to operate VIP exclusively on any floor and from the destination floor. Similar driving is possible when returning to the return floor.

Further, in the elevator operating device according to the seventh aspect, one vehicle is a VIP car by the control means,
The other one is set as an escort car, and the display form of the hall lantern when the VIP car is waiting on the return floor is changed to the display form of the general car, and the display form of the escort car is set for the general car and the VIP car. Alternatively, a different display form makes it possible to distinguish between the VIP car, the escort car, and the general car.

[0019]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts showing a generally used elevator group management system. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a group management device, including a central processing unit 1a, a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) 1b for storing programs, a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) 1c for temporarily storing data, The interfaces 1d, 1e and the like form a single computer. 2 is a call button provided in the hall, 3 is a call button 2
Is a hall call registration device that detects the operation of (1) and registers a hall call, and its output signal is supplied to the interface 1d of the group management device 1.

Reference numerals 4a to 4d are collectively referred to as 4; a pedestal management device for individually managing each elevator; 5a to 5d are collectively referred to as 5; elevator driving devices controlled by the respective pedestal management devices 4a to 4d; Elevator car, 7a
7d is a signal line for connecting the respective management devices 4a to 4d to the interface 1e of the group management device 1, 8 is a monitoring panel of an elevator provided in a building disaster prevention center or a central monitoring room, and a VIP switch 9 And the waiting floor button 10 indicating the waiting floor is installed in the number of service floors. 40c
Is an operation panel in the car of the No. C (escort car), and has a door close command button 41c of the VIP car.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a part relating to VIP operation in the program stored in the ROM 1b in the group management device 1, and FIG. 3 is the same hardware configuration as the group management device 1. 5 is a flowchart of a program regarding a similar VIP operation in the platform management devices 4a to 4d having the above. Now, one VIP in the building
A few people have arrived and are heading from the 1st floor to the 10th floor. At this time, when the first floor of the standby floor button 10 of the monitoring panel 8 is pushed and the VIP switch 9 is turned on, the program of FIG. 2 works and the VIP operation is started.

That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 2, when the VIP switch 9 of the monitoring panel 8 is turned on in step S10 and the first floor of the standby floor button 10 is pushed in step S11, do docking devices not shown are attached to each other? Cars, for example, two cars corresponding to those shown by c and d after the numerical symbols in FIG. 1 are selected (step S1).
2). In step S13, the car corresponding to d is selected as the VIP car, and the VIP command and the first floor waiting floor signal are transmitted to the platform management device 4d through the signal line 7d. Then, in step S14, the car corresponding to c is set as the escort car, and a similar command is transmitted to the pedestal management device 4c through the signal line 7c.

If the cars c and d arrive in step S15, the car call generated in the car d is sent in step S16 to the car management device 4d → the signal line 7d → the group management device 1 → the signal line 7c → the car management device 4c. Transmit to. The platform management device 4
By the VIP signal sent to the d, the car d is excluded from the management control in step S21 through step S20 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, and the door waits on the first floor to open in step S22. Then, in step S23, the blinking cycle of the hall lantern is changed to that of the general car, so that the VI
Indicates a P car. When the VIP has registered the 10th floor for boarding only, the vehicle starts traveling at a reduced speed in steps S24 → S25, and loops until the vehicle reaches the 10th floor in step S26. The operation until the car waits is the same as the operation shown in the conventional example of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-182279.

On the other hand, according to the escort command sent to the platform management device 4c in step S14 of FIG. 2, the car c becomes NO in step S20, Yes in step S30 and step S31 → step S3 in the flowchart of FIG.
In the same way as the VIP car on the 1st floor after 2 goes through the door open standby, the hall lantern is turned off in step S33 (general car, VIP
(Different from the car display) Indicates an escort car c. Then, when the VIP attendant or the escort gets in, the car call on the 10th floor is automatically registered by a command from the group management in step S34, and the vehicle starts traveling without slowing down. Therefore, V
After the IP car d leaves, the escort car c closes, and even if it leaves, it can overtake the VIP car d while traveling to the 10th floor.

When the car arrives at the 10th floor in step S35, the car door opens, the escort descends, and after confirming the safety of the landing, the door closing command button 41c for the VIP car d attached to the car operation panel 40c Turn off. Then,
In step S38, the door close command to the VIP is released. VI
When P car d arrives on the 10th floor, step S26 in FIG.
Since Yes in step S27 and the door closing command from the escort car c has been canceled in step S27, the process proceeds to NO and the door is opened (step S28). Then, the attendant or escort is already waiting at the landing, and the VIP can be quickly guided and escorted.

Here, even if the escort car c is delayed, VIP
Even if the car d arrives on the 10th floor first, until the escort car c confirms the 10th floor landing or contacts the inside of the escort car c via the intercom and releases the VIP door closing command, the VI
P car d will wait for a while with the door closed 10
It is safe for VIPs even when the floor hall is dangerous. When the series of operations is completed, the VIP switch 9 of the monitoring panel 8 is turned off, so that the two cars are returned to the management and the normal operation is resumed.

When the VIP car d returns from the 10th floor to the 1st floor, the reverse operation is possible by setting the standby floor button 10 in the monitoring panel 8 to the 10th floor and turning on the VIP switch 9. Become. In addition, when the VIP car d becomes stuck on the floor on the way due to power failure or failure, the escort car c can be rescued because it is equipped with the docking device in the adjacent car.

As described above, in summary of the above embodiment, the following operation is possible. 1. A VIP key switch 9 and a standby floor button 10 for designating a car's return floor are provided on the monitoring panel 8, and the two cars can be switched to a dedicated operation by the floor designation and the switch. 2. The car call of the VIP car d is transmitted to the group management device 1,
The same call is transmitted from the group management device 1 to the escort car. 3. When it becomes a dedicated operation, the VIP car from the group control device 1 d
The speed down command is transmitted to. 4. VIP car in escort car c command button 41c for closing door
Is transmitted to the VIP car d through the group management device 1. 5. The platform management device 4 can change the display of the hall lantern by a command from the group management device 1.

As described above, according to the above-mentioned embodiment, the predetermined two cars can be returned to any floor by the standby floor button 10 and the VIP switch 9 of the monitoring panel 8, and one VIP After picking up and seeing it off, another escort or attendant can arrive on the same destination floor before the VIP and meet you, and safe escort driving is possible. .

The present invention can also be implemented according to the following modes. (1) Although the VIP switch 9 is attached to the monitoring panel 8 in the above embodiment, the VIP switch 9 can be provided at each floor hall and the car can be made to stand by at the hall where the switch is ON. (2) In the above embodiment, two cars, one VIP car and one escort car, stand by, but one VIP car and two escort cars or other combinations are easily possible. It is also possible to provide the monitor panel 8 with a switch for setting the number of units. (3) In the above embodiment, the car call that can be made in the VIP car d is automatically registered in the escort car c, but conversely, the car call that can be made in the escort car c can also be automatically registered in the VIP car d easily. It is possible. (4) In the above-mentioned embodiment, the speed is lowered when the VIP car d enters the VIP operation, but the VIP car d does not decrease its speed and the escort car c can be operated at a higher speed as well. is there. (5) In the above embodiment, if the VIP car d arrives at the 10th floor and the door is open, and if a dangerous situation occurs, the VIP car d will be closed immediately if the door close command button of the escort car c is turned on. You can measure your safety. (6) On the waiting floor, it is possible to prevent the VIP car d and the escort car c from opening until both arrive. Further, in this case, it is possible to give priority to the VIP car d when the door is opened. (7) If the escort car c opens first on the target floor and an abnormality is found, it is possible to evacuate the VIP car d to another floor without opening it.

[0031]

As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, two of the groups are recalled to a predetermined floor by a predetermined switch, one is a VIP car, and the other one is an escort car. Since it was set to, and it was made to wait for the door to open, VIP
The effect that the car and the escort basket can be simultaneously driven to the desired floors at the same time is achieved.

Further, according to the elevator driving apparatus of the second aspect, the control means sets one as a VIP car and the other one as an escort car, and manages car calls registered in the VIP car as a group. Since it is transmitted to the escort car through the device and automatically registered, the escort car can be driven to the same destination floor as the VIP without checking the destination floor in advance.

According to the elevator driving apparatus of the third aspect, when one vehicle is set as the VIP car and the other one is set as the escort car by the control means, when traveling toward the car call registration floor, The VIP car will run at a speed lower than the normal speed, the escort car will run at a slow speed, and the escort car will be controlled to overtake the VIP car, so the VIP will arrive at the destination floor first. However, there is an effect that it is possible to solve the fact that it is rude to be picked up late and that the role of guard cannot be performed.

According to another aspect of the elevator operating apparatus of the present invention, the control means sets one as a VIP car and the other one as an escort car, and the VIP car door closing command button is set in the escort car. In addition, even if the VIP car arrives at the car calling floor first, it will not be opened unless the door closing command button of the escort car is released, so that the VIP can be reliably guarded. .

According to the elevator driving apparatus of the fifth aspect, the VIP is controlled by the control means in the group of cars.
When selecting a car and an escort basket, we chose two cars with a docking device between the two cars and set one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car. When a trouble occurs in the VIP car and the car is trapped, it is possible to immediately proceed to the rescue by the adjacent escort car.

Further, according to the elevator driving apparatus of the sixth aspect, a predetermined key switch and a button for designating an arbitrary floor are provided, and when the key switch and the button are simultaneously turned on, within the group Two of them were recalled to the designated floors, one was set as a VIP car, and the other one was set as an escort car so that it could wait for the door to open, enabling VIP dedicated operation on any floor, The same operation can be achieved when returning from the destination floor to the return floor.

Further, according to the elevator operating apparatus of the present invention, the control means sets one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car, and the hall when the VIP car stands by at the return floor. Since the display form of the lantern is different from that of the general car and the display form of the escort car is also different from that of the general car and the VIP car, the VIP car and the escort car and the general car are distinguished. Has the effect of enabling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of hardware showing an elevator operating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart related to VIP operation during program in the group management device 1 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart related to a VIP operation during a program of the platform management device 4 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 group management device 4 management device 8 monitoring panel 9 VIP switch 10 standby floor button 40c operation console in the car of Unit C 41c VIP car door closing command button

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 16, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0030

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The present invention can also be implemented according to the following modes. (1) Although the VIP switch 9 is attached to the monitoring panel 8 in the above embodiment, the VIP switch 9 can be provided at each floor hall and the car can be made to stand by at the hall where the switch is ON. (2) In the above embodiment, two cars, one VIP car and one escort car, stand by, but one VIP car and two escort cars or other combinations are easily possible. It is also possible to provide the monitor panel 8 with a switch for setting the number of units. (3) In the above embodiment, the car call that can be made in the VIP car d is automatically registered in the escort car c, but conversely, the car call that can be made in the escort car c can also be automatically registered in the VIP car d easily. It is possible. (4) In the above-mentioned embodiment, the speed is lowered when the VIP car d enters the VIP operation, but the VIP car d does not decrease its speed and the escort car c can be operated at a higher speed as well. is there. (5) In the above embodiment, if the VIP car d arrives at the 10th floor and the door is open, and if a dangerous situation occurs, the VIP car d will be closed immediately if the door close command button of the escort car c is turned on. You can measure your safety. (6) On the waiting floor , it is possible to prevent the VIP car d and the escort car c from opening until both arrive. Further, in this case, it is possible to give priority to the VIP car d when the door is opened. (7) If the escort car c opens first on the target floor and an abnormality is found, it is possible to evacuate the VIP car d to another floor without opening it.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. In a group control elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, two of the groups are recalled to a predetermined floor by a predetermined switch, one is a VIP car, and the other one is An elevator operation device comprising a control means for setting a stand as an escort basket and waiting for the door to open. 2. In a group-controlled elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, one is set as a VIP car and the other is set as an escort car, and a car call registered in the VIP car is set. An elevator operation device comprising control means for automatically transmitting information to a escort car through a group management device. 3. In a group management elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, one is set as a VIP car and the other one is set as an escort car, and the car is run toward a car call registration floor. At this time, the VIP car is run at a speed lower than the normal speed, the escort car is allowed to run without slowing down, and the escort car is equipped with control means for controlling so as to overtake the VIP car. Driving equipment. 4. In a group-controlled elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, one is set as a VIP car and the other one is set as an escort car, and the VIP car is closed within the escort car. With a command button, VIP
An elevator operating device comprising control means for preventing the car from opening even if the car arrives at the car calling floor first unless the door closing command button of the escort car is released. 5. In a group control elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, when a VIP car and an escort car are selected from the group of cars, 2
An elevator operation device comprising control means for selecting two cars with a docking device between cars and setting one as a VIP car and the other as an escort car. 6. In a group management elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, a predetermined key switch and a button for designating an arbitrary floor are provided, and the key switch and the button are simultaneously turned on. In the case of, if you recall two of the group to the designated floor, set one as a VIP car and the other one as an escort car,
An elevator driving apparatus comprising a control means for waiting for the door to open. 7. A group management elevator that serves a plurality of floors as a group of a plurality of elevators, one of which is set as a VIP car and the other is set as an escort car, and when the VIP car stands by at the return floor. Of the whole hall lantern is different from that of the general car, and the control device is such that the display form of the escort car is different from that of the general car and the VIP car. .